Synopsis
Apple is expanding its renewable energy investments in India with an initial Rs 100 crore investment in collaboration with CleanMax. This initiative will support over 150 megawatts of new renewable energy capacity, aiming to power approximately 150,000 Indian households annually.The Cupertino-based firm said the investment would support the development of more than 150 megawatts of new renewable energy capacity — enough to power an average 150,000 Indian households each year — with opportunity to further expand in the coming years.
“At Apple, our commitment to the environment is also a driving force for innovation — across the company and around the world,” Sarah Chandler, Apple’s vice president of environment and supply chain innovation said in a blog post. “We’re proud to expand our efforts to invest in India’s clean energy economy and protect the country’s precious natural resources.”
Apple previously worked with CleanMax on a portfolio of rooftop solar projects to help power Apple’s offices and retail stores in India with 100% renewable energy.
The company said it was also focusing on reducing plastic pollution and fostering green entrepreneurship in India. It is supporting recovery-focused recycling and waste management initiatives that prioritise environmental and social safeguards in collaboration with WWF-India.
Building on WWF-India’s collaboration with waste-management pioneer Saahas Zero Waste in Goa, Apple said this model establishes facilities that collect, sort, and recover recyclable materials with full traceability, which prevents plastic leakage into surrounding ecosystems.
With Apple’s support, WWF-India is now expanding this system-strengthening approach to new regions, including in Coimbatore, in close collaboration with local authorities, communities, and waste workers.
Apple is also supporting early-stage entrepreneurs through a new partnership with Acumen, providing catalytic grants to six green enterprises developing solutions across waste management, circular economy and consumption, and regenerative agriculture and livelihoods.
The program provides mentorship, strategic guidance, technical assistance, and network access to help social entrepreneurs validate promising business models and put them on a path to scale.
Apple has previously supported Acumen’s Energy for Livelihoods Accelerator for social enterprises focused on clean energy innovation. Social enterprises like Saptkrishi are helping small farmers reduce crop losses with its low-cost storage solution, Sabjikothi, while Yotuh Energy is building electric refrigerated trucks to make food and medicine transport cleaner and more efficient. And Mowo Fleet is creating new livelihood opportunities by enabling women to become EV drivers and entrepreneurs, the company said.
